ABSTRACT
This chapter develops some concepts designed to capture the affective and relational undergirding of practice in areas where practice is creative and constructive. It focuses on Heidegger's perspective on these matters, and also present examples of how experts and scientists themselves view constructive practice. A recent source of concern with knowledge-centered activities is transformation theory arguments. These arguments conceive of current social transitions in terms of a shift from an industrial to a post-industrial' or post-traditional' society, in which knowledge is of increased relevance to the economy and other areas of social life. Drucker links knowledge to changes in organizational structure and management practices, and Beck depicts transformations of the political sphere through corporate bodies of scientists. Computers, financial instruments, sophisticated sports equipment are typical examples these appear on the market in continually changing versions, they are both ready-to-hand and subject to further development and investigation.
